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'''Llanengan''' ([[Welsh language|Welsh]] for "[[Einion Frenin|St. Einion]]'s") is a small village and [[community (Wales)|community]] {{convert|1.2|mi|km|abbr=on}} around [[Abersoch]] in [[Gwynedd]] in north-west [[Wales]]. It has a population of 2,024 at the 2001 census,<ref>[http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/viewFullDataset.do?instanceSelection=03070&productId=779&$ph=60_61&datasetInstanceId=3070&startColumn=1&numberOfColumns=8&containerAreaId=790560 Office for National Statistics : ''Census 2001 : Parish Headcounts : Gwynedd''] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100922091920/http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/viewFullDataset.do?instanceSelection=03070&productId=779&$ph=60_61&datasetInstanceId=3070&startColumn=1&numberOfColumns=8&containerAreaId=790560 |date=22 September 2010 }}</ref> reducing to 1,989 at the 2011 Census.
'''Llanengan''' ([[Welsh language|Welsh]] for "[[Einion Frenin|St. Einion]]'s") is a small village and [[community (Wales)|community]] {{convert|1.2|mi|km|abbr=on}} around [[Abersoch]] in [[Gwynedd]] in north-west [[Wales]]. It has a population of 2,024 at the 2001 census,<ref>[http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/viewFullDataset.do?instanceSelection=03070&productId=779&$ph=60_61&datasetInstanceId=3070&startColumn=1&numberOfColumns=8&containerAreaId=790560 Office for National Statistics : ''Census 2001 : Parish Headcounts : Gwynedd''] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100922091920/http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/viewFullDataset.do?instanceSelection=03070&productId=779&$ph=60_61&datasetInstanceId=3070&startColumn=1&numberOfColumns=8&containerAreaId=790560 |date=22 September 2010 }}</ref> reducing to 1,989 at the 2011 Census.


The [[parish church]] is dedicated to [[Einion Frenin|Saint Einion Frenin]]. Established in the late 5th or early 6th century and rebuilt in the late 15th or early 16th, it is one of the oldest churches on the [[Llŷn Peninsula]]. The popular [[seaside resort]] village of [[Abersoch]] falls within the community. The local [[public house]] is called the Sun.
The [[parish church]] is dedicated to [[Einion Frenin|Saint Einion Frenin]]. Established in the late 5th or early 6th century and rebuilt in the late 15th or early 16th, it is one of the oldest churches on the [[Llŷn Peninsula]]. The popular [[seaside resort]] village of [[Abersoch]] falls within the community. The local [[public house]] is called the Sun.
[[File:The ventilation chimney of Tan'r allt lead mine - geograph.org.uk - 641509.jpg|thumb|200px|left|Ventilation chimney of the local lead mine.]]
[[File:The ventilation chimney of Tan 'rallt lead mine - geograph.org.uk - 641509.jpg|thumb|200px|left|Ventilation chimney of the local lead mine.]]
[[Lead]] was formerly obtained from a lead mine just outside the village. A chimney can be seen on the left from the road to [[Porth Neigwl]] ("Hell's Mouth"): it marks the entrance to the former lead workings.<ref>Atlas of Caernarfonshire; ed. T.M. Basset, B.L. Davies; Gwynedd Rural Council, Caernarfon 1976</ref>
[[Lead]] was formerly obtained from a lead mine just outside the village. A chimney can be seen on the left from the road to [[Porth Neigwl]] ("Hell's Mouth"): it marks the entrance to the former lead workings.<ref>Atlas of Caernarfonshire; ed. T.M. Basset, B.L. Davies; Gwynedd Rural Council, Caernarfon 1976</ref>


==Governance==
== Governance ==
An [[Wards and electoral divisions of the United Kingdom|electoral ward]] in the same name exists. This ward is smaller than the Community with a total population taken at the 2011 Census of 1,206.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ukcensusdata.com/llanengan-w05000080#sthash.RC7Q6cIR.dpbs|title=Ward population 2011|accessdate=17 May 2015}}</ref>
An [[Wards and electoral divisions of the United Kingdom|electoral ward]] in the same name exists. This ward is smaller than the Community with a total population taken at the 2011 Census of 1,206.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ukcensusdata.com/llanengan-w05000080#sthash.RC7Q6cIR.dpbs|title=Ward population 2011|accessdate=17 May 2015}}</ref>


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Llanengan
Parish church dedicated to
Saint Einion Frenin, a 6th century king of Llyn
Llanengan is located in Gwynedd
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Llanengan
Location within Gwynedd
Population1,989 (2011)[1]
OS grid referenceSH293269
Community
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Principal area
Preserved county
CountryWales
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townPWLLHELI
Postcode districtLL53
Dialling code01758
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52°48′47″N 4°31′55″W / 52.813°N 4.532°W / 52.813; -4.532

Llanengan (Welsh for "St. Einion's") is a small village and community 1.2 mi (1.9 km) around Abersoch in Gwynedd in north-west Wales. It has a population of 2,024 at the 2001 census,[2] reducing to 1,989 at the 2011 Census.

The parish church is dedicated to Saint Einion Frenin. Established in the late 5th or early 6th century and rebuilt in the late 15th or early 16th, it is one of the oldest churches on the Llŷn Peninsula. The popular seaside resort village of Abersoch falls within the community. The local public house is called the Sun.

Ventilation chimney of the local lead mine.

Lead was formerly obtained from a lead mine just outside the village. A chimney can be seen on the left from the road to Porth Neigwl ("Hell's Mouth"): it marks the entrance to the former lead workings.[3]

Governance

An electoral ward in the same name exists. This ward is smaller than the Community with a total population taken at the 2011 Census of 1,206.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Community population 2011". Retrieved 14 May 2015.
  2. ^ Office for National Statistics : Census 2001 : Parish Headcounts : Gwynedd Archived 22 September 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Atlas of Caernarfonshire; ed. T.M. Basset, B.L. Davies; Gwynedd Rural Council, Caernarfon 1976
  4. ^ "Ward population 2011". Retrieved 17 May 2015.
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